2011 Chevrolet Express Cargo Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 2011 Chevrolet Express Cargo has three engines to account for and two very different bodies to fit them into. The 4.3L V6 of 262 cubic inches burns gasoline; the 4.8L V8 of 294 cubic inches and the 6.0L V8 of 364 cubic inches are flex-fuel; all three are overhead-valve and naturally aspirated. One body is the four-door standard cargo van, the other the two-door cutaway, and both are listed in Base trim only.
Engines covered
- 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 4.8L V8 (294 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel
- 6.0L V8 (364 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel
Body styles covered
- 2-door cutaway van
- 4-door standard cargo van
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 2011 Express Cargo. Owners have logged 15 complaints with NHTSA against this model year. They spread thinly rather than piling into one place: three on the power train, two on service brakes and two on the engine and engine cooling. Those are ordinary service areas for a van that works for a living, and they are where this manual does its work — transmission and driveline procedures with the torques and clearances that go with them, hydraulic and friction brake specifications, and cooling coverage of the radiator, pump, thermostat and fan drive on all three engines.
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD N
A DAMAGED BRAKE HOSE MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REAR BRAKES AND INCREASE THE DIST
DEALERS WILL SECURE THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HOSE TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. THIS SERVIC
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, COLORADO, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC CANYO
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COUL
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON
WE BOUGHT A NEW CHEV 2500 WORK VAN. ; EMPLOYEE APPLIED BRAKES AND HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING . AS A RESULT RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. APPROX DAMAGE IS OVER 9000 ; TWO E
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CARGO VAN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLO
WE'VE HAD THREE SEPARATE CHEVY EXPRESS CNG VANS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT RELEASES OF COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE RELEASES OCCUR
MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I INVESTIGATED I FOUND IT WAS PROBABLY RELATED TO THE FRONT AIR BAG SENSORS. WHEN I EXAMINED THE SENSORS I FOUND THAT THE ALUMINUM ALLOY
WE DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT LEAK IN A REAR BRAKE LINE OF OUR VAN. THE LEAK DID NOT LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL, BUT THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS NEARLY EMPTY WHEN I DISCOVERED THE ISSUE. T
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500 CARGO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS HAD FAILED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IN
